Former Siro's owner Tom Dillon to open new restaurant in former Big Apple

SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Tom Dillon, a former owner and the former chef of Siro's Restaurant, is opening a new restaurant at 3246 S. Broadway in the former Big Apple Restaurant & Lounge. His new eatery will be called Jack Dillon's Farm to Fork Cuisine.

"It will be a high-end restaurant with especially fresh food. As I understand it, Tom's main focus will be meat and fish brought in fresh daily," said Joseph A. Parisi, co-owner of El Mondo Properties with Matt Hickey, who is leasing the property to Dillon. "Tom has a great reputation for restaurants around Saratoga and has for many years."

Dillon was an owner and the award-winning executive chef of Siro's for

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27 years until 2010.

The parcel at 3246 S. Broadway is about six acres. The property includes an 8,311-square-foot building with a fully equipped restaurant and a second-floor apartment.

The former Big Apple has been vacant since 2009, when it was seized by the state Department of Taxation and Finance for back taxes owed by the prior owner. Parisi plans to renovate both the structure and the parking lot.

"This place has never had a facelift," he said. "We are redoing the restaurant."

Parisi said he expects Jack Dillon's Farm to Fork Cuisine to open within six weeks.